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Brewer's: Red Rot

(The). The Sun-dew (q.v.); so called because it occasions the rot in sheep. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Red SeaRed Rose Knight A B C D E F G H I…

Brewer's: Red Sea

The sea of the Red Man —i.e. Edom. Also called the “sedgy sea,” because of the sea-weed which collects there. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Red-shanksRed…

Brewer's: Red-shanks

A Highlander; so called from a buskin formerly worn by them; it was made of undressed deer's hide, with the red hair outside. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Red Snow

and Gory Dew. The latter is a slimy damp-like blood which appears on walls. Both are due to the presence of the algae called by botanists Palmella cruenta and Haematococcus sanguineus,…

Brewer's: Red Tape

Official formality; so called because lawyers and government officials tie their papers together with red tape. Charles Dickens introduced the phrase. “There is a good deal of red tape at…

Brewer's: Red Tapism

The following is from Truth, Feb. 10th, 1887, p. 207:- There was an escape of gas at Cambridge Barracks, and this is the way of proceeding: The escape was discovered by a private, who…

Brewer's: Red Tincture

That preparation which the alchemists thought would convert any baser metal into gold. It is sometimes called the Philosopher's Stone, the Great Elixir, and the Great Magisterium. (See…

Brewer's: Redding-straik

(A). A blow received by a peacemaker, who interferes between two combatants to red or separate them; proverbially, the severest blow a man can receive. “Said I not to ye, `Make not, meddle…

Red Sox, 3-2

Date Winner Home FieldOct. 6Indians, 3-2at ClevelandOct. 7Indians, 11-1at ClevelandOct. 9Red Sox, 9-3at BostonOct. 10Red Sox, 23-7at BostonOct. 11Red Sox, 12-8at ClevelandGame 1Wednesday, Oct…

Red Buttons Biography

Red Buttons(Aaron Chwatt)actor, comedian Born: 2/5/1919Birthplace: New York City At the age of sixteen, Buttons began working as a comedian in vaudeville, burlesque, and on the Catskills “ Borscht…